Part of an astonishing generation of British actors, including Judi Dench,​ Vanessa Redgrave, Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith​, Joan Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy.

Tony Award-winning actress Joan Plowright died on Jan. 16 at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in southern England. Plowright was surrounded by loved ones at the time of her death.

Plowright brought stage and screen characters to vibrant life for more than six decades in such works as A Taste of Honey, Tea with Mussolini and Enchanted April.

Her family said: "It is with great sadness that the family of Dame Joan Plowright, the Lady Olivier, inform you that she passed away peacefully on January 16 2025 surrounded by her family at Denville Hall aged 95. "She enjoyed a long and illustrious career across theatre, film and TV over seven decades until blindness made her retire.

Joan Plowright, perhaps the greatest Anglophone actor of the 20th century and the widow of Laurence Oliver, has died. She was 95.

Award-winning actor Dame Joan Plowright, the widow of Lord Laurence ... Dame Judi and Dame Maggie Smith, which saw them discuss their careers and lives. In a statement, the Olivier Awards ...

Joan Plowright, the acclaimed English actress who was also the widow of Laurence Olivier, has died at the age of 95.

LONDON — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright ... Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy.

The British actress died surrounded by her loved ones at Denville Hall in England, her family said in a statement.

storytelling and cracking wise with fellow acting legends Maggie Smith and Judi Dench in the TV documentary Nothing Like a Dame. British actress Joan Plowright brought stage and screen characters ...

LONDON — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright ... Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy.

FILE – Joan Plowright, nominated for best supporting ... Vanessa Redgrave, Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an Oscar and an ...